NPD Manager
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Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Key Responsibilities
Develop new product strategy aligned with business strategy
Translate consumer insights market trends and competitive analysis into robust product concepts and formulation briefs.
Lead the alignment with sales marketing and finance to ensure the new product idea is sizable and meaningful to business.
Collaborate with marketing to develop product name product claims and label design etc.
Good management of NPD project on time delivery with high quality
Own the NPD stage-gate process managing critical paths from concept to launch.
Coordinate cross-functional teams (Regulatory Quality Supply Chain Packaging Marketing) to ensure seamless execution and on time delivery.
Proactively identify and mitigate project risks related to raw material availability formulation challenges or regulatory changes.
Ensure all process comply with global and local regulations.
Ensure the new product can meet financial KPIs
Evaluate the new product ideas can meet financial KPI in terms of topline sales incremental gross margin and division margin.
Drive value-engineering initiatives to reduce COGS without compromising product performance.
Manage the NPD budget including trial costs lab testing and pilot runs.
Qualifications & Experience
Education: Bachelors or Masters degree in Food Science Nutrition Biochemistry Pharmaceutical Science or a related discipline. A PhD is a strong plus.
Experience: Minimum 57 years of hands-on NPD experience within the dietary supplement functional food or sports nutrition industry.
Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of powder blending wet granulation encapsulation tableting and liquid/pouch filling technologies.
Project Management: Proven track record of launching successful commercial products;
Soft Skills: Strong problem-solving cross-functional leadership and ability to influence without authority.
The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Marketing Support
DIVISION:
ANI International Nutrition
LOCATION:
China > Shanghai : 388 W. Nanjing Road Ciros Plaza
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Standard
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Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
WHO WE ARE CREATING LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY From removing the regular pain of fingersticks as people manage their diabetes to connecting patients to doctors with real-time information monitoring their hearts, from easing chronic pain and movement disorders to testing half the world’s ... View more
